New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-13
RUSSELL SAGE QUESTIONED.
nm AND xa. xososlxi GIVE TESTIMONY.

I'M PACIFIC hAILRoAD CohAiSoAoN oshAiN~
LIGHT ON TIE KANSAS POOL.
INA pressnoe Of Russell Sage and Giovanni r. horosini
ysy oulds former partner witnesses before the Pa
saHc Railroad Commission yesterday impaired An I'D
susj TO tho proceedings Mr. Morosni took the
stapd first In response to Commissioner Anderson III
ouiries he said that he was In partnership WIN "r
Gould and his son George and Mr. oonnof
from 1879 to 1885 At the time ." .a sne
Kansas Pacific consolidation the nrms onice
was at No. 80 Broadway most OF the ume'
The only books kept purchase ana safes pooA'
ledger and DAY book. Where these were NO" NO "nS
unsble 10 say, He bothered with them at All.
Eot ave, when the firm dissolved in December 1885, did
he pd II necessary to make an examination OF tue ac
ooups The bookkeepers gave him trial balance sheet
and that was all he wanted he still does business
ut Mr. Connor's Office He was asked'
oph you ever ask Mr. oonnor about these books A.
g. Sy A 1@S ;: only 81: smiled Laughter
"A smile that was childnke and bland. aoabtie's S
added Mr. Anderson During the MoTgs9 s1 ccpno and
about the hooks no 'ao sasI he sepWsrd con-
s,ea with Mr. Common about the matter he did not ask
opS Won ever ask MI Gould where the books we're, A.
could you fnsw 80 I'D
&C., f 70 ask I him IN this pon Could
sss e talk iSs ps snsr 9 he have s
e. know He said so in court twas unnecessary
%S,c sasas are you afraid Of Mr. e'ud' AS' Sir
He aferward said that he had searched for the miss;
ing volumes in storage closet but had failed 10 NM
them Hs SSs as ts se wore returned after examination
BIZ Common was me1oer OF .ns aosni sould not tell
he said whether any large amount Of Kansas psG1no
stock been purchased previous to the 'nasDo
qec"Ilsoiion 1T was outside my sphere you Know he
added and only heard OF Just before IL occurreH
f SwhG ps sGia Mt Ham or csot ,.,s.,
snstsr S'a a%e he this occasion
Mr. Morosn continued that he was not aware hsb Ius.
the S srs S drum He knew that
Mir Gould had large amount OF Union Paenc s'Ocs h
his own py, TO a wilt s Sa %1s Wn Could
queny got Union Pacific but never any KANSAS ra'iH0
Returning subject of ATTIC MT AaGSr
asked The ne a ne nas proved his
satisfaction that he had done SO and that AZ me %
was put down owning 2oOAla shares OIL Union
Mt MOrosn-oh Tn suro did not own that m TSS
know put in the names oil other people as
e1. who DO You x Sg a aSy
n matter and tsd good OS tS Ss
S Kan Pscac affairs in but was not much
ressqh snS s hne asked about the books oh bet
ter ask Mr. Gould Mr. Connor about them I'm sure
d anS the general hlarity OF present He re-
tired to the where he was congratuaea ny
MIR Conner was sent for but he did not respond Whle
the DS VS.. r' he wsas that
op banker broker and merchant and he had been IN
about Ssyt H sP S ha @
age of papers aud said have all my BOOKS ana nave
AL dos Hs became o the Pacific
shortly after It's completion In 1863 bis nrst pacnase
went over the road with the large party that witnessed
the laying Of the last rail. He said:
Ibecamo director was large seockholder AS
near recall election was MI yHn9sy nSs 0C
in The SOsr before ITS annual election was urged
ino% ny MI Ames Dexter and other prominent stock
Most Of the Kansas Pacific stock that bought was pur
sass IBg Mr. Dillon Mr. Go% and others regard
was also sSs ~ KeDs Is PaEe hold and
Pacific, but he lid not so far as / am aware
bass and md saes Of Kansas Pacific and Pacific
securtes from 1877 he knew OF the 81 Louis pool ne
$4,000 Fis efforts get Commodore Garrison and
James r. Kecne take an interest In 1t proved nnsue
his Missouri Pacific interests These 100000 worth OF
he put in his ae ana ns se w1 peo not s
ehascs at this TINE G Ge or Mr. Greeeys
lie did not think that he had any personal interest IN
the securities which were EXCHANGED 9r ine m
conld not say until he had refreshed his memory htte
by looking over the papers 10 regard 10 u. corrrent
director of the Union Pacific was examined rae nelo
Office 1879 He knew about the consolidation osTr ore
It took place; believed II was IoI tne t thi VI
road and the Government and declared hat tnlS WI" h
still his conviction While ne neG 81 n9 nop Pacific STOCK
nor did any OF his family or any OF ms friends ,,
Mr. Sage was recalled ana Tic supce' 90 osG boes NJ
dated mortgage and the release OF the 295eo Shares VI
Denver Pacific stock was taken up 3. =,
"Where is this Denver Pacific STOCK now Is IL III
yonr pOssessiOnl !" he was asked. -, ~,
Mr. sage said that lie thought 1t was and not nDu Mr
Anderson showed him that it was taken from MN ny
order Of the did he recolect that was no Longer
in Ills suit brought against MN ana MI
onld 10 Gerate the Denver Pacific stock IRON inc co-
soidate1 mortgages was brought to his attention
What LAWYERS did you employ T. asked the Cohmis-
sloner. ,, ,,,o. r .rooooon
There was general smile Mr. Holmes was ue
counsel for the opposing side explained Mr. Ande SON
Then MIR. SAGE remembered that Mr. Nanuerpoe anu
hIs partners acted his lawyers He first heard OF the
Capitalization a few months before II was accomplished
Al first he dill not favor his interests lay IN another
d,rection but within week OF the meeting ne con
senIed though he did So he sad against his own con
vieiions t
The commissioners will meet again this morning